Pick of the Week

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: French Quarter Balconies on Christmas

by Sally Tunmer December 10, 2011 Flickr

In New Orleans we don’t just hang ornaments in our living rooms. Our iconic French Quarter wrought iron balconies command adornment with the queen of all Christmas decorations. One of the best parts about Christmas in New Orleans, besides of course the Reveillon Dinners, Celebration in the Oaks and Christmas Concerts, is simply to stroll throughout the city, sipping holiday …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Thanksgiving at the Fair Grounds

by Sally Tunmer November 19, 2011 Flickr

Thanksgiving in New Orleans is a different holiday experience. In addition to the four alternatives we’ve provided to the typical annual pilgrimage (pun intended) to Grandma’s house to eat the age-old recipes in front of a football game, there’s one other uniquely-NOLA Thanksgiving tradition: opening day at the Fair Grounds. On Thanksgiving Day, you can bring the whole family to …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: The New Orleans Saints

by Sally Tunmer November 12, 2011 Flickr

The man himself, Drew Brees, is a record breaking machine leading the Saints as their fearless quarterback. Tomorrow, November 13, the Saints go up against the Atlanta Falcons. The two teams, inaugurated only a year from each other, are the oldest and most established NFL rivalry in the South division. The Saints need all the support they can get from …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Halloween on Frenchmen

by Andy October 22, 2011 Fan Photo

If you haven’t been to Frenchmen Street during your New Orleans Halloween experience, you haven’t experienced Halloween in New Orleans. Frenchmen Street, which I liken to the locals’ Bourbon Street, is the heart of the NOLA Halloween scene. The street gets packed with people in costumes and, as you may have noticed, we in New Orleans take our costumes very …

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We Asked, You Answered: 10 Reasons New Orleans is the Best City

by Andy October 1, 2011 Arts & Culture

This Thursday, we asked our Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers to finish this sentence: New Orleans is the best city in the world because… As you can imagine, the response was overwhelming. There was a flood of reactions on both Facebook and Twitter and we thought, why keep these reasons to ourselves? After all, it isn’t us that makes New …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Enter Mardi Gras

by Andy October 1, 2011 Fan Photo

I once read a quote that said something like, “you know you’re from New Orleans when you think Purple, Green and Gold look good together.” And, at first read I was slightly offended because those colors look great together. And, after some thought, I realized that, in fact, they don’t really look all that great together but, as a native …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Girl Talk at House of Blues

by Andy September 24, 2011 Fan Photo

It’s never too early to start planning a trip to New Orleans. And, with Voodoo Music Experience right around the corner, now seems as good a time as any! Playing Voodoo this year, in addition to dozens of other amazing artists, is Girl Talk. That’s right, the one-man mash-up dance party artist extraordinaire. If you’ve never seen Girl Talk, …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Muffaletta at Central Grocery

by Andy September 17, 2011 Fan Photo

Yum is really the best way to describe a muffaletta, especially when it’s from Central Grocery. Central Grocery is credited as being the home of the original muffaletta and offers several variances of the delicious sandwich, including a vegetarian muffaletta. Traditional muffalettas are made with olive salad and layers of capicola, salami, pepperoni, emmentaler, ham and provolone; it’s basically a …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: The Sazerac

by Andy September 10, 2011 Cocktail Culture

Ahh, the sazerac. America’s first cocktail (and one of the tastiest). Not surprisingly, the sazerac was invented in New Orleans by Antoine Peychaud in the 1800′s and was named for his favorite French Brandy. Did you know, though, that in 1870, the drink was changed by a bartender named Leon Lamothe who substituted American Rye whiskey for Cognac, and added …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Sally Tunmer September 7, 2011 Arts & Culture

Once again, this weekend is ripe with an abundance of opportunities for food, music and fun to kick off the fall season, better known as Saints season in New Orleans. There’s quite a diverse mix of activities going on with the (free!) Seafood Festival, Soul Sister’s Annual Birthday Jam and an original New Orleans burlesque troupe. But – let’s be …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Lazy Lester at Ponderosa Stomp

by Andy September 3, 2011 Fan Photo

In case you hadn’t noticed, much of life in New Orleans revolves around music. Here, music runs through us; it’s who we are and it’s what we celebrate. The Ponderosa Stomp is just one example of how we celebrate one of our city’s greatest contributions to American culture. The Ponderosa Stomp is an American roots music festival dedicated to recognizing …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick: Thalassa at New Orleans Museum of Art

by Sally Tunmer August 28, 2011 Arts & Culture

New York street artist, Swoon, takes over the New Orleans Museum of Art with a grand-scale installation suspended from the century-old Great Hall. The giant – almost ominous – sculpture  depicting the mighty sea goddess, Thalassa, reigns over the art museum, symbolizing our relationship to the sea, as the artist’s vision intended. As NOMA modern and contemporary curator, Miranda Lash, …

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We Asked, You Answered: 10 Reasons You Love New Orleans

by Andy August 27, 2011 About

Last week we asked our Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers why they loved New Orleans. As you can imagine, the response was overwhelming. We had more than 70 comments in less than 12 hours. We quickly realized what we had already suspected — there is an endless list of reasons to love New Orleans. While it’s simply impossible to …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Beignets at Cafe du Monde

by Andy August 27, 2011 Fan Photo

If you’ve ever visited New Orleans and not had a beignet at Cafe du Monde, you did something wrong. Truly one of my greatest guilty pleasures is a plate of beignets and an iced cafe au lait from Cafe du Monde. These people have the right idea! Here’s a locals tip: if you get the beignets to go, they will …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Mint Julep

by Andy August 20, 2011 Cocktail Culture

I don’t know how many times I’ve written this, but here’s one more: if there is one thing we know how to do in New Orleans, it’s make a tasty drink. Oh, and we’re pretty good at drinking them, too. One of the classic New Orleans cocktails is the Mint Julep. I’ve actually had Mint Juleps in a lot of …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Southern Decadence Parade

by Andy August 13, 2011 Events

If you’ve ever been to Southern Decadence in New Orleans, then you know it’s all about the good times. Originally started as a going away party on Barracks Street in the backend of the French Quarter, Southern Decadence is celebrating its 40th year and is now the largest celebration of GLBT culture in New Orleans and is often referred to …

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